Duties of drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; penalty.
Summary
Makes a driver's failure to move into a nonadjacent lane on a highway with at least four lanes when approaching a stationary vehicle displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating blue, red, or amber lights, or, if changing lanes would be unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed, reckless driving, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, a first such offense is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a second such offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 4, 2019
Signed Apr 29, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 3, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1911S1
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106735D-S1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1911H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106242D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101248D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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